UT basketball: Joseph signing official

Texas received a signed letter of intent from Cory Joseph on Monday, officially giving the Longhorns their second McDonald’s All-American in Rick Barnes’ latest recruiting class.

Joseph, a Canadian point guard who attended Findlay (Nev.) Prep, committed to UT last week, choosing the Longhorns over Connecticut, Minnesota, Villanova and UNLV. He will join high school teammate and fellow McDonald’s honoree Tristan Thompson in UT’s freshman class next season.

The Longhorns also plan to award a scholarship to Jai Lucas, who was a walk-on last season. If Avery Bradley elects to withdraw his name from the NBA draft (he has until May 8 to do so and retain his college eligibility), UT will have its full complement of 13 scholarship players. If Bradley leaves, the Longhorns will have one scholarship available, although they are not known to be pursuing any high-level recruits for that spot.